Now that Trina has found her Prince Charming, she’s going to love him forever. The Diamond Princess sings her man’s praises with some help from Monica on “Always,” one of two collaborations (the other is “I Want It All”) from Trina’s album Amazin’, due May 4.

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Trina is looking like a million bucks in the video for “Million Dollar Girl,” the first single from her new album Amazin’ (May 4). The Diamond Princess flaunts her assets in the Gil Green-directed clip, co-starring Keri Hilson and Diddy.

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She may call herself the Baddest Bitch, but Trina also has a candy-coated sweetness about her that’s hard to ignore. At a listening session for her new album Amazin’ held at EMI Music’s Manhattan offices, the humble rap diva welcomed journalists with handshakes, peppering her greetings with “beautiful” and “sweetie,” and even blamed her fluttering on nerves. In no time though, she stepped into the authoritative role to walk us through the journey of her fifth studio effort.

By now, the Miami mami knows the components of a smash. The sanguine effect of rapping and a hot collabo, combined with talented producers, doesn’t just manifest into a hit, it creates detonation. From beatmakers Jim Jonsin and J.R. Rotem to guest stars such as Nicki Minaj, Keri Hilson, Trey Songz, and Monica, Trina has one bad (meaning good) album on her hands. And if those credits aren’t enough, pop’s reigning princess Lady Gaga even penned a song for the Diamond Princess.

Rap-Up.com gives you the rundown on 10 tracks from Trina’s May 4th release.

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Trina and Keri Hilson flaunt their million-dollar assets on set of the video for “Million Dollar Girl,” the first single from Trina’s new album Amazin’, arriving May 4. Mega-mogul Diddy also joins the Baddest Bitch as they toast to the good life in the Gil Green-directed clip, which was partly filmed at an airport hangar in Miami during Super Bowl weekend.

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Who said female rap was dead? Ludacris brought together four of the baddest rap chicks—former Crime Mob member Diamond, Trina, Nicki Minaj, and Eve—to shoot a video in Miami for the remix to “My Chick Bad” from his forthcoming album Battle of the Sexes. Listen to the original with Nicki here.

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How did pop’s reigning princess and rap’s baddest bitch join forces for their unexpected collaboration “Let Them Hoes Fight”? The origin of the song, which leaked onto the Internet earlier this month, was still unclear, so Rap-Up.com went to the track’s producer Jim Jonsin, who explained how he brought Lady Gaga and Trina together.

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After the debut of two new songs this week, Trina unleashes the video for “That’s My Attitude.” The Diamond Princess gets feisty in a leopard print leotard and sparkles in a bejeweled dress in the clip for the buzz single from her fifth album Amazin’ (June 8).

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Trina and Lady Gaga deliver a smack on “Let Them Hoes Fight,” their hard-hitting collaboration produced by Jim Jonsin. It is unknown if the song will appear on Trina’s new album Amazin’, which now has a release date of June 8.

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